This is the fact. He [58 Novel www.58xs.vip] went south along Yishui from the northwest, and all the camps that had passed by had already been captured. At the same time, he defeated the opponent's main force once. The remaining troops in Anxi County were probably concentrated in the city.

Although there should be such villages within the east and north, there should be no more than a hundred thieves inside. There are more than a dozen or twenty people in it, and the more than a hundred people.

However, if there are many camps and strongholds, you can get a thousand people. If you suddenly attack at a critical moment, although it is nothing, it will be a little trouble...

After thinking about it, I added a little: "Why send a detective cavalry to investigate first? If necessary, what should I do?"

This is obviously the safest way, so Liu Tao of course agreed.

At night, the walls of Anxi County were still brightly lit. In order to avoid being attacked by night, Gao Sheng actually put torches on the walls.

"Is it necessary to achieve this on the first night?" Liu Tao said jokingly.

As the detective cavalry came back one after another, they realized that the surrounding camps were empty. After asking the villagers, they realized that these thieves had never come back since yesterday. Not to mention those small camps, the large strongholds were empty.

In other words, the one who went to surround Zhang Fei yesterday was their main force. He only brought 700 people out at that time. Including the surrounded cavalry, there were only 1,000 people, but in the end, only 22 people were killed.

Of course, not many thieves were eliminated. In total, they were about three or four hundred, and the others scattered. Now, they should have hid in the county town.

What he really was unhappy was because these guys were all exposed and could not get enough experience. That was fine. He now lacked magic value. He originally planned to use the attack on these camps and rely on the "Su Sheng Dafa" to reply.

"It's indeed a little fuss." Lu Yan looked at the city wall and sighed, "We just came and we will definitely not attack tonight. After all, we don't even have siege equipment..."

There is also a saying that when you go to war, some equipment will be split and then assembled when you arrive at the enemy city. Using this method, you can basically start siege on the day you come here.

Even if some parts are missing, it is actually very simple to make an excellent carpenter. The measuring tools that everyone uses may be different. If they do not have a unified measuring tool, they cannot perform assembly line operations. However, one or two parts will not waste much time when craftsmen make it.

Sometimes, just take a look and know about a size or a qualified carpenter. With the complete raw materials and tools, it can be made in half an hour. If you replace parts, it is really easy to replace them unless there is no carpenter in the army.

In the early days of the march, Zang Min also told Liu Tao about this problem. Siege weapons can be made in advance, so that they can be assembled and used immediately after being transported, which will catch the enemy off guard; but in this way, it will take up space when transported. After all, this thing is used in batches, and one or two sill trucks or ladder trucks are useless.

This prefect is fine. Before going to war, he taught Liu Tao a lot of knowledge about siege. He had no place to learn even if he wanted to learn. Especially in this, there are many experiences summarized by Zang Min, which is even more valuable.

Combined with his suggestions and the actual situation of this marching, Liu Tao did not choose to build siege weapons in advance.

"What do the craftsmen say?" Liu Tao asked.

"The city wall is obviously 15 feet (about 3.5 meters) high, and ordinary long ladders are enough, and no ladder truck is needed. However, it is recommended to attack the city gates. Generally speaking, using a city bus is enough. If you are not at ease, you can cooperate with a well railing truck. However, if you want to build a well railing truck, it will take a day to build it." Lu Yan replied.

"If it's just a car and a long ladder, how long will it take?" Liu Tao asked.

"The materials are complete, and you can prepare them tonight!" Lu Yan replied directly. Although they did not create a batch of siege equipment in advance, the wood was prepared. The craftsmen built it according to the actual situation, and the siege would naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Then prepare well tonight, and the war will start tomorrow morning! By the way, be prepared tonight to guard against the enemy's attacks from the city at night!" Liu Tao nodded and immediately issued an order.

"Precaution is necessary, but there is no need to be so nervous..." Lu Yan pointed to the city wall, "The ones who are really nervous now are actually them. As expected, the three city gates have probably been blocked."

"By the way, do you think there will be a water gate on the Yishui side in the south?" Liu Tao suddenly thought of a situation, that is, whether he could enter the city through the water gate.

Generally, when one side is relying on water, there will be a water gate, which will be a city and a river outside. In fact, as long as the city is facing water, there will be a water gate. The purpose of diverting water into the city is different: water supply, transportation, sewage and flood discharge, and it may also be all. In Anxi County, there is no reason not to set up a water gate.

"We don't have good water here..." Lu Yan replied. A group of Yanzhao men, it's not a big problem to let them ride horses and shoot archery, so if they want to swim... they are really not good at it!

"When will dinner start?" Liu Tao simply changed the topic, and he forgot about it.

"This will be fine later. We will add food tonight so that the soldiers can eat better." Lu Yan reported by the way. The war will start tomorrow, and breakfast will not be so full. In other words, tonight may be the last meal for some soldiers.

"It should be the same." Liu Tao still has magic value. He felt that at least it could guarantee that most soldiers could get a "vibration regeneration", but it could not guarantee that everyone could survive.

He would not let the soldiers "test" attack, so don't work so hard. He still understands the principle that kindness is not in charge of the army. If necessary, sacrifice two or three hundred people, as long as he can conquer this city, he will make a profit.

As for the rest, it depends on whether we can recruit some supplements from the prisoners. In other words, this is the only way, otherwise even if we recruit soldiers in the local area, we will not be able to quickly form combat power.

"Speaking of it..." On the way back to the camp, Liu Tao remembered a magic, which was the 'Dark Dragon' in the 'Dark Magic', which can increase the diplomatic success rate by 20% at the master level.

With this, in the future, recruiting a civil servant and general should be easy to make the other party swear allegiance... No, no, you cannot be tempted here. Next, you must click on the "Demon Affinity"!

The night was calm, just as Lu Yan said, the nervous one was Gao Sheng, not them. Everyone who came from afar had a rare sleep tonight. After gradually getting used to military life, everyone was able to fall asleep peacefully before the war.

"Liu Sima..." The next morning, at breakfast, the craftsman in charge came over, "The equipment has been built!"
Chapter completed!